I purchased a 443B the other day and I know nothing about skid steers, all my experience has been with tractors. The unit has 845 hours on it and we are going to be using it for construction work in tight places like back yards. I will be looking for a breaker for it but so far everything I am seeing is beyond the hydraulic capacity of the unit, any recommendations?
Also I understand that the 443B has a different attachment system than modern machines but I don't understand the details, can someone educate me on that? We have a machine shop, fabrication capabilities and a blacksmith shop. We can do pretty much anything except foundry work (yet) or fancy 5 axis stuff. All our machines are manual and our plasma cutting is all free hand.
Thanks I am sure I will have a ton of questions as time goes by. I think we got lucky finding an older machine in good condition with low hours and none of that computer stuff that makes my head spin. Why someone thinks computers are needed to move a dirt pile is beyond me, but sadly a lot of things are like those fuel can spouts that spill all over. We machine our own spouts and call the Pelosis.
Thanks
Dave
Also I understand that the 443B has a different attachment system than modern machines but I don't understand the details, can someone educate me on that? We have a machine shop, fabrication capabilities and a blacksmith shop. We can do pretty much anything except foundry work (yet) or fancy 5 axis stuff. All our machines are manual and our plasma cutting is all free hand.
Thanks I am sure I will have a ton of questions as time goes by. I think we got lucky finding an older machine in good condition with low hours and none of that computer stuff that makes my head spin. Why someone thinks computers are needed to move a dirt pile is beyond me, but sadly a lot of things are like those fuel can spouts that spill all over. We machine our own spouts and call the Pelosis.
Thanks
Dave